Morning Watch

Morning Watch - December 19

Running game: Jonathan Jackson says he thought about running for his brother Jesse's former seat in Congress but has now decided against it, FOX Chicago reports.

Earnings report: The part-time City Council Inspector General Faisal Khan is set to earn more this year than the mayor, the Sun-Times reports.

Money management: The city's inspector general finds the Chicago Police Department botched a tuition reimbursement program that cost the city $180,000, the Sun-Times reports.

Protest plans: Chicago Teachers Union members say they are protesting in front of CPS headquarters because the school district agreed to meet with charter school boosters about how to improve those schools but not neighborhood schools, FOX Chicago reports.